Probation and Parole Officer

Ministry of Solicitor General; Eastern Ontario; On-site; CAD 30,000 - 60,000; Full time

Job summary

A government agency in Canada is seeking a Probation and Parole Officer to join their dynamic team. This role involves providing vital services to adult offenders, preparing reports for legal proceedings, and ensuring community safety through monitoring and support. The ideal candidate will have strong principles of integrity and professionalism, alongside skills in cognitive-behavioral counselling and motivational interviewing. This is an exciting opportunity for those looking to make a meaningful impact in the lives of vulnerable individuals within the justice system.

Qualifications

• Completion of the Ministry's basic training program is required.
• Experience with case management of offenders is essential.
• Understanding of mental health and addiction issues is beneficial.

Responsibilities

• Provide probation and parole services to adult offenders.
• Prepare reports for Courts and the Ontario Parole Board.
• Monitor and enforce conditions of court orders.

Skills

Integrity

Professionalism

Inclusivity

Cognitive-behavioral counselling

Motivational interviewing

Job description

Probation and Parole Officer

If you have not completed the Ministry's Probation and Parole Officer basic training program and the experience requirement, you will be hired in the Probation Officer (PO1) salary range ($1182.40 - $1541.00) per week. As public servants working in the Ministry of the Solicitor General, you will lead with integrity, demonstrate professionalism, champion inclusion, diversity, equity, accessibility and human rights, and strive for excellence. Probation and Parole Officers are entrusted by our fellow citizens to play a pivotal role in the justice sector, promoting community and victim safety through the assessment and effective case management of offenders on community supervision. While supporting public safety, ensuring offender accountability, and enforcing compliance, Probation and Parole Officers are tasked with assisting vulnerable offenders who face significant barriers and require guidance navigating the challenges of living with issues such as mental health, addictions, historical and ongoing systemic discrimination (e.g., racism) and related barriers such as poverty, transiency and historical/intergenerational trauma. They are committed to evidence‑based practice in response to the changing needs of diverse communities. Probation and Parole Officers are honest, accountable, caring, ethical, respectful, inclusive, and are passionate about reducing recidivism to support victim and community safety. This is an exciting and intrinsically rewarding career within the Ontario Public Service where you can assist the offender population in making significant changes in their lives.

$1,506.53 - $1,861.87 Per week**Indicates the salary listed as per the OPSEU Collective Agreement.

About the job

Working as part of a diverse and dynamic team, you will:

• Provide probation, parole and conditional sentence services to adult offenders
• Investigate and gather information to prepare reports ordered by the Courts and the Ontario Parole Board to support sentencing and parole decisions
• Enhance community safety by monitoring and enforcing conditions of court orders
• Assess criminogenic and other risk and needs and develop and implement offender case management plans to address those needs
• Help offenders to make positive changes by guiding and supporting their efforts through meaningful interventions, skills building, cognitive‑behavioural counselling, referrals, programming and motivational interviewing
• Liaise with victims and build relationships with diverse criminal justice system partners and stakeholders such as police, courts and community agencies (including Indigenous communities and organizations)